{"id":25078,"date":"2024-08-21T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/?p=25078"},"modified":"2024-08-21T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:30:59","slug":"london-office-summer-trip-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/london-office-summer-trip-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"London Office Summer Trip 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In early July, Eckersley O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/locations\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London office<\/a><\/strong> made their way to Manchester for the annual UK summer trip. Joined by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/locations\/manchester\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/locations\/manchester\/\">Manchester office<\/a><\/strong>, the group enjoyed a weekend of architectural talks and tours, followed by a wonderful meal at Firehouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST11-1-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST11-1-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST11-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST11-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST11-1.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br>The team experienced a very special programme, curated around the city and its architecture. Our long-term collaborators Ian Simpson and Rachel Haugh of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simpsonhaugh.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simpson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simpsonhaugh.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Haugh<\/a><\/strong>, who have been instrumental in the reconstruction and regeneration of Manchester over the past several decades, told us about their work in the city and its architectural history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST10-1-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST10-1-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST10-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST10-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST10-1.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br>Later that day Phil Griffin, a broadcaster, historian, author and cultural critic, led the afternoon\u2019s walking tour. The tour led the group round the city, taking in several of our own projects, mostly in collaboration with Simpson Haugh, along the way. He has a broad, impressive and amusing knowledge of the city which gave an edge to the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST12-1-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST12-1-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST12-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST12-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST12-1.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br>The group were able to see the onsite progress of 325 Deansgate, a 22-storey tower with severe site constraints in collaboration with SimpsonHaugh. The team also toured completed projects such as Library Walk, a renovation of the Grade I Listed Manchester Town Hall and Manchester Grade II* Listed Central Library with a new link entrance between the two structures. These structures were also in collaboration with SimpsonHaugh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST14-1-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST14-1-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST14-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST14-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST14-1.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br>That evening, the group had a truly fabulous team dinner, including family style dining and voguing dancers. We highly recommend an evening at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firehousemcr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Firehouse<\/a><\/strong> when visiting Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST6-2-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST6-2-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST6-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST6-2-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ST6-2.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br>The next day, the trip concluded with a visit to the Whitworth Art Gallery and its beautiful extension designed by our other long-term collaborators, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muma.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MUMA<\/a><\/strong>. Followed by a short boat trip down the Manchester Ship Canal, a marvel of Victorian Engineering.\u00a0 This fantastic trip championed EOC&#8217;s growth in Manchester and the North, as well as celebrated the year&#8217;s successes and the teams involved. We all look forward to next year&#8217;s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early July, Eckersley O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s London office made their way to Manchester for the annual UK summer trip. Joined by the Manchester office, the group enjoyed a weekend of architectural talks and tours, followed by a wonderful meal at Firehouse.\u00a0 The team experienced a very special programme, curated around the city and its architecture. Our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/london-office-summer-trip-2024\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25078"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25189,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25078\/revisions\/25189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eocengineers.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}